Bright lights, big party at BHS homecoming

Will Dreier and Maile Somera selected as king and queen

By Joan D. Warren
Posted 10/16/18

Spirits were soaring at Victory Field on Friday night when Barrington High School celebrated homecoming.

Although the football team lost to Cranston West, school spirit was evident for the …

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Bright lights, big party at BHS homecoming

Will Dreier and Maile Somera selected as king and queen

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Spirits were soaring at Victory Field on Friday night when Barrington High School celebrated homecoming.

Although the football team lost to Cranston West, school spirit was evident for the Eagles with the homecoming parade and the announcement of this year's king and queen — seniors Will Dreier and Maile Somera were selected by their classmates for the honor.

Under clear skies, festivities kicked off before the 7 p.m. game start with an expanded and vibrant homecoming fair. There were games and food and plenty of fun.

Deborah Deese, a special education teacher and advisor to the event, said the fair is not simply a high school event but rather designed for the entire community. She and Interact Club advisor Jason Appel organized the fair and more than 16 school groups and clubs opted to participate.

A fund-raiser, half the money brought in from the fair benefits the BHS school clubs. The other half of the money was donated to hurricane relief. This year the proceeds will be sent to those affected by Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas and Hurricane Michael in Florida and Georgia.

“Last year we raised $2,000 and bought a container filled with supplies to send to hurricane victims. This is a fun event but does a lot of good at the same time,” Mrs. Deese said.

The Gay Straight Alliance club offered rainbow cupcakes and cookie decorating; the Science Olympiad Team had games like a catapult and trebuchet where players could win lollipops; and the HOSA Club made grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches.

The Chinese Club had a spicy ramen noodle challenge and the Gender Equality Club offered hot chocolate and dino chicken nuggets.

During halftime, class pride was contagious at the parade with themed floats, mostly in the form of decorated pick-up trucks, brimming with enthusiastic students throwing out candy to the crowd as they slowly made their way past the bleachers. 

The junior class chose an "Up, up and away! Space jam" theme, the sophomores were surfers, the freshman explorers with a green forest theme, and the seniors offered an under the sea theme.

The parade capped off a week of school spirit, with Friday being class color day. Awards were given out to the class with the most spirit. This year, the faculty won — a surprise to the seniors who thought they had it in the bag.

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